Laundry-reel



(No'Model.)

B- R. HAWLEY.

LAUNDRY REEL. No. 322,538. Patented July 21, 1885.

MNSS 675.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE..

BENJAMIN R. HAWLEY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.'

LAUNDRY-REEL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 322,538, dated July 21,1885.

Application filed May 26, 1884. (No model.)

To a/ZZ whom it may concern,.-

Beit known that I, BENJAMIN R. HAwLEY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in Laundry-Reels,of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to the construction of the conveyers or reelsemployed to support the clothes while suspended in the drying-rooms oflaundries, and especially to that class of conveyers composed ofparallel endless chains or belts, and bars or slats extending from oneto the other of said chains and supporting the clothes to be dried.

The nature of the invention is fully apparent from the accompanyingdrawings, wherein Figure 1 is a perspective of a portion of alaundry-conveyer embodying my present invention. Fig. 2 is a partiallongitudinal section of one of the clothes-supporting slats at itsjunction with the chain, and Fig. 3 is a transverse section upon thelines 8 3 of Fig. 2.

In said drawings, A represents links forming part of the carrying-chainsat either side of a laundry reel or conveyer. At proper intervals theselinks are provided withV lateral attachments or projections shaped likean ordinary thread-spool-that is, with a central barrel, a, and endiianges, a a2. The slats B are recessed at b to receive the ilange a2,and at b to conform to the barrel a. A retainingstrap, C, of sheetmetal, passes around both the slat and the barrel of the spool-projection, and is secured to the slat by rivet c. Its ends may be furthersecured, if necessary, by the screw c,passed through them into thebottom of the slat, as shown. With the slats thus j ournaled upon thechains they always remain with the same s'ide uppermost throughout theirendless path of travel, the barrels of the spoolprojections upon thelinks serving as pivots, and allowing them to turn at each change in thedirection of their movement. This obviates any dislodgment of .theclothing upon them-a serious trouble,es`pecially with small articles,which are apt to fall off when the slats turn over, as they must dounless pivoted to the chains. v

To increase the tendency of the slat to maintain its position withoutrevolving, and also to increase the carrying capacity of the conveyer, Iadd a depending wire, d, secured to or near the under edge of the slat.The weight of the wire and the articles upon it assist the gravity oftheslat in obtaining the first of these results.

The retaining-strap, when secured both by -the rivet and screw in themanner shown, is

very rigid upon the slat. If fastened by the rivet alone it might rockthereon as apivot in case of any lateral strain, and I therefore preferto use the screw also.

The spool-shaped projections upon the chainlinks act with the slats tokeep the chains at a uniform distance apart.

I claiml. The combination of carrying-chains having spool-shapedprojections with slats Band straps C, the slats being journaled upon theprojections and secured thereto by the straps, substantially asspecified.

2. The combination of carrying-chains having spool-shaped projections aa a2 with slats B, recessedat b b', and retaining-straps C, secured tothe slats, substantially as set forth.

BENJAMIN R. HAWLEY.

Vitnesses:

H. M. MUNDAY, EDW. S. EvARTs.

